A complete update covering the many advances to the XMLlanguage The XML language has become the standard for writing documentson the Internet and is constantly improving and evolving. This newedition covers all the many new XML-based technologies that haveappeared since the previous edition four years ago, providing youwith an up-to-date introductory... more...

Professional Ajax 2nd Edition provides a developer-level tutorialof Ajax techniques, patterns, and use cases. The book begins byexploring the roots of Ajax, covering how the evolution of the weband new technologies directly led to the development of Ajaxtechniques. A detailed discussion of how frames, JavaScript,cookies, XML, and XMLHttp requests (XHR)... more...

When the first edition of this book was written, XML was arelatively new language but already gaining ground fast andbecoming more and more widely used in a vast range of applications.By the time of the second edition, XML had already proven itself tobe more than a passing fad, and was in fact being used throughoutthe industry for an incredibly wide... more...

This practical text book covers all areas of the National Occupational Standards Framework including social work ethics, residential care practice, child protection, risk analysis and protecting adults with learning difficulties. Numerous case studies effectively convey competent practice in social work practice. more...